Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of New Brunswick
$47,000.00
Mitigating hydrogen production in the end-shield cooling system of CANDU reactors
FY 2014-15
Summary
Radiolysis of water produces hydrogen, oxygen and hydrogen peroxide, which can be deleterious to system components. The radiolytic production of these species can be mitigated through appropriate chemical dosing with small amounts of dissolved hydrogen or oxygen-scavenging chemicals such as hydrazine. Corrosion of carbon steel components in the End Shield Cooling system of a CANDU reactor consumes oxygen, which can also keep the system in a state of net radiolytic suppression. This project aims to study the relation between oxygen consumption through corrosion versus the radiolytic consumption processes.
Program
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Recipient
Location
New Brunswick, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
467688-2014
Name nom
Cook, William
Department département
Chemical Engineering
Organization id
75
Institution établissement
University of New Brunswick
Province en
New Brunswick
Province fr
Nouveau-Brunswick
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2014
Competition year année de concours
2014
Award amount
47000
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
302
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Nuclear energy
Area of application fr
Énergie nucléaire
Research subject code
2401
Research subject group en
Nuclear engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie nucléaire
Research subject en
Reactor design and operation
Research subject fr
Conception et fonctionnement des réacteurs
Partie
1
Nb partie
2
Application title
Mitigating hydrogen production in the end-shield cooling system of CANDU reactors
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Radiolysis of water produces hydrogen, oxygen and hydrogen peroxide, which can be deleterious to system components. The radiolytic production of these species can be mitigated through appropriate chemical dosing with small amounts of dissolved hydrogen or oxygen-scavenging chemicals such as hydrazine. Corrosion of carbon steel components in the End Shield Cooling system of a CANDU reactor consumes oxygen, which can also keep the system in a state of net radiolytic suppression. This project aims to study the relation between oxygen consumption through corrosion versus the radiolytic consumption processes.
